“Most
of us live on a carefully constructed pedestal above our inner lives just to
make it
through
each day. We wear costumes and spout scripts that are often foreign to our
spirit.
We
dismiss our feelings, believing they’ll further complicate an already demanding
life. We
disregard
any troublesome thoughts, believing they’ll divert us from the tasks at hand.
We
ignore
our body’s sensations, believing they’ll slow us down.
As
a result we walk around in a trance having lost touch with what is actually
happening
within
us, denying ourselves access to our enormous internal reservoir of life-energy.
We
live
from life’s surface reserves unfamiliar with our powerful depths. Yet we
secretly long to
live
an authentic life on our own terms from the inside out.
Imagine
a woman who turns toward herself with interest. A woman who descends into her
own richly textured inner life. Whose capacity to be available to lovers,
friends, family, and
colleagues deepens as she is available to herself. Imagine yourself as this
woman as you awaken from your
slumber, shake off the trance, and journey home to yourself.” – Patricia Lynn
Reilly
Painting by Elisabeth Slettnes
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